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Commissioned at Chatham with a sepecial complement on 21 May, 1935 before completing to full complement on 12 June.{{NLJul37|p. 216}}
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Commissioned at Chatham with a special complement on 21 May, 1935 before completing to full complement on 12 June.{{NLJul37|p. 216}} She became the flagship of the {{UK-CS|3}} in the Mediterranean.
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On D-Day, she was part of Force D, taking part in the bombardment of shore targets.
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[[File:HMS_ARETHUSA_06..6.1944_D.DAY_LANDINGS_BOMBARDING_FORCE_D.JPG|200px|thumb|left|Bombarding the beaches on D-Day]]
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==
 
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William George Tennant|nick=William G. Tennant|appt=7 January, 1935|end=early 1937|precBy=New Command}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William George Tennant|nick=William G. Tennant|appt=7 January, 1935|end=early 1937|precBy=New Command|note=and as Flag Captain to Rear-Admiral Lyon}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Philip Louis Vian|nick=Philip L. Vian|appt=26 March, 1937{{NLJul37|p. 216}}|end=June, 1939{{MackieRNW}}}}
 
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Philip Louis Vian|nick=Philip L. Vian|appt=26 March, 1937{{NLJul37|p. 216}}|end=June, 1939{{MackieRNW}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Quintin Dick Graham|nick=Quintin D. Graham|appt=June, 1939{{MackieRNW}}|end=May, 1941{{MackieRNW}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Quintin Dick Graham|nick=Quintin D. Graham|appt=30 June, 1939{{UBAllyWarship|4009}}|end=14 May, 1941{{UBAllyWarship|4009}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Alex Colin Chapman|nick=Alex C. Chapman|appt=May, 1941{{MackieRNW}}|end=November, 1941{{MackieRNW}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Alex Colin Chapman|nick=Alex C. Chapman|appt=14 May, 1941{{UBAllyWarship|4009}}|end=17 November, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|4009}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Hugh Dalrymple-Smith|nick=Hugh Dalrymple-Smith|appt=December, 1943{{MackieRNW}}|end=June, 1945{{MackieRNW}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CommRN}}|name=Mark Taylor Collier|nick=Mark T. Collier|appt=17 November, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|4009}}|end=21 November, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|4009}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Caspar Silas Balfour Swinley|nick=Caspar S. B. Swinley|appt=June, 1945{{MackieRNW}}|end=}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Acting {{RearRN}}|name=George Hector Creswell|nick=George H. Creswell|appt=21 November, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|4009}}|end=December, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|4009}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Acting {{CommRN}}|name=Mark Taylor Collier|nick=Mark T. Collier|appt=December, 1942{{UBAllyWarship|4009}}|end=30 June, 1943{{UBAllyWarship|4009}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Hugh Forbes Robertson-Aikman|nick=Hugh F. Robertson-Aikman|appt=30 June, 1943{{UBAllyWarship|4009}}|end=1 December, 1943{{UBAllyWarship|4009}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Hugh Dalrymple-Smith|nick=Hugh Dalrymple-Smith|appt=1 December, 1943{{UBAllyWarship|4009}}|end=June, 1945{{UBAllyWarship|4009}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Caspar Silas Balfour Swinley|nick=Caspar S. B. Swinley|appt=June, 1945{{UBAllyWarship|4009}}|end=late 1945{{UBAllyWarship|4009}}}}
 
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Revision as of 15:10, 20 January 2020

H.M.S. Arethusa (1934)
Builder: Chatham Royal Dockyard[1]
Laid down: 25 Jan, 1933[2]
Launched: 6 Mar, 1934[3]
Completed: 23 May, 1935[4]
Broken up: 1950
H.M.S. Arethusa was one of four Arethusa Class light cruisers completed for the Royal Navy.

Service

Commissioned at Chatham with a special complement on 21 May, 1935 before completing to full complement on 12 June.[5] She became the flagship of the Third Cruiser Squadron in the Mediterranean.

On D-Day, she was part of Force D, taking part in the bombardment of shore targets.

Bombarding the beaches on D-Day

Captains

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 31.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 31.
  3. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 31.
  4. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. p. 31.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 216.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1937). p. 216.
  7. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  8. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  9. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  10. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  11. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  12. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  13. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  14. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  15. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  16. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  17. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  18. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  19. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  20. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  21. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  22. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
  23. ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.


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